Since February of 2009, Brevin has struggled with stomach pain. The first xray showed that he was constipated. Miralax was supposed to take care of that. Then the pain continued- sometimes to the point that all he would do is sleep. He was hungry until food was placed in front of him and then the pains would become overwhelming. It seemed almost like a mental issue- was he talking himself out of eating? Our trip to the Mall of America in February was one we'll never forget. As we were trying to take in all of the shops, Brevin moved from bench to bench in the mall doubled over in pain. Phone calls to our local Dr. did nothing for us. Weight continued to drop from his once 110 lb. body while the Miralax kept everything moving throughout. Was this hormone induced? Was he just growing so much up that he stopped growing out? That didn't explain the pain- well severe constipation was the medical answer.
Summer came and went- swimming, baseball, tennis. Staying active was something that he managed to do. Perhaps that explained the weightloss. His appetite was greatly reduced, yet his physical activity continued. We visited our physician at Creighton Pediatrics in Omaha, NE. He referred us to a GI Specialist at Children's Hospital.
School began with everyone asking Brevin, "How did you lose all that weight?" Being called, "skinny" was not something he ever imagined, as last year it was the opposite. Tests, tests and more tests. Endoscopy, Colonoscopy and finally the pill cam. "Swallowing a camera??" I told all my friends, "Can you believe the technology?" The results are in... Crohn's Disease.
Yesterday was the first day of Prednisone, iron, Prilosec and vitamins. Aside from a little hyper activity before bed, Brevin's mood was great and acted as though things had never been better!
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